Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-13
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

Willis Parker, one of the leading
citizens OF Pierre and well known rs a
large dry goods dealer, died suddenly
in kingsbury, Ind, where he went for
his health.
The president has nominated James
E. Spencer OF New York as the success
sor OF Judge Church on the Dokata
bench.
Huronites gives the building inn
provements OF 1886, showing a total
expenditure of $685. IT'S. Over one
hundred residences and twelve brick
blocks were built.
The county commissioners decided
that no liquor license would be given
in Rhicland county.
Logan memorial services we're held
in the court house at Pierre, being
largely attended. A sermon was
delivered by Rev DR.. Blackburn.
The G.. A. r. attended in a body.
The consolidated Watertown Jurnal
and Democrat, mentioned some days
ago, will, it is proposed, be made a
Democratic sheet. The editor is George
&C. Jones OF Sioux Falls.
The legislative committee OF the
Territorial Pharmaceutical associa.
ton met at Fargo, and drafted a bill
for presentation to the legislature re-
quiring the registration OF druggists,
and other precautions to be taken.
Among those present were; +. {.
Maxey, Troy; K. Noegleli. Lamoure: I.
R, Meredith, Jomestoxn; III. l.. Hans
samen, Grafton; Frank Frisby, Bis.
marck; and d. NJ. Holmes, Grand
Forks.
An informal reception and supper
was given at Sioux Falls in honor oil
Judge Church, governor-elect OF Da-
kota. At the conclusion OF supper
Judge Church responded to calls for q
speech.
A Canton dispatch says: A quiet
but determined move is ON foot TO re,
peal the old capital commission act
and return the seat OF government to
Yankton. This will not be done until
along toward the last of the legislative
session, when it can be more easily de,
termined what congress intends to do
with the division question. This acc.
ton will radically favor the capital
removal should congress refuse to
divide the territory within the next
forty days.
There were heavy blockades on ac.
count of the snow in the Southwest.
Another large statehood meeting
was held at Huron on the 5th, at
which money was given freely tor
prosecuting Dakota's claim for di-
vision and admission. Addresses
were made by Messrs Haines OF Park
or, Owen OF De Smet, and Gov. Mel.
lette OF WATERFOWL. The meeting
made an urgent request to thegovern-
or to reconvene the legislature at a
very carly day, that it may provide
ways and means for the support oil
IIS SIdiS HoNtTIli1tiltt anu iOt liOSS-
cutting the cause OF admission.
B. Roberts, an old resident and es-
teemed citizen OF Wapheton, was dis
covered lying on his bed dead from
the effects of shot from a revolver,
which he still held in his hand. His
property here was heavily encountered,
and his inability to meet the pay
ments is supposed to have been the
direct cause OF his suicide. In a letter
found in his pocket he stated he was
wrecked financially, and took this
way of ending his trouble. The de-
ceased was forty.five years OF age and
unmarried. He at one time belonged
to the regular army, and was mem
Der OF the G. A. r. post OF that city.
The liquor licer.se question was set
tied at Grand Forks by the county
commissioners deciding to let the
county license remain at 5000. Great
pressure was brought to bear by, high
license advocates upon the commits.
sioners to have the license placed at
$500, the maximum amount allowed
by law.
The farmers alliance meeting at Far,
go recommended the reduction OF ig.
terest to 10 per cent; the making of a
clause tor attorneys fees in a mort
gage illegal; also against the taking ol
commissions by agents for securing
money, and recommended the extern.
a.. 20 hA 60,
delinquent to June l.
The report of the superintendent Of
the jamestown hospital for the in,
sane shows that AZ OF the inmates are
natives of Norway. Thirteen were
born in Canada, l3 in Germany, IL
in Sweden, Z in England, 9 i'm Iceland
in ireland, in Scotland, 2 in Aus.
tria, in Bohemia, in France, l in
Denmark, in Russia, l in Wales-a
total of log OF foreign nativity out Of
176, which represents the total mum
Der of admissions to the asylum. Con
sidering that less than one-third OF the
population of the territory were for
eign born these figures are of particular
significance.
Acting Secretary of the interior
Muldrow at Washington disbarred
Joseph NJ. Wallace of Rapid City
from praticng as an attorney before
the interior depal tment or any of it,
bureaus and local land Offices.
p j. McCrumber, who distinguished
himself in the lower house two years
ago as anti.woman suffragist, and
who made SO argumsntative speech
that the ladies changed their minds
and presented him an elegant banquet
was first to arrive at Bismarck tC
take his seat in the council.
At Fargo H. f. Hemingway, former
ly ieight agent OF the Milwaukee road
at Fargo, pleaded guilty to embezzle
ment. Sentence was deferred Hem
ingway was arr ested last summer.
Rev. DR.. Pardee resigns as president
OF the board of directors OF the Dakota
Methodist university, and Bishop Bon
man of St. Louis takes his place.
improvements in Mitchell for 1856
amounted to S15O,o00.
The Fidelity Insurance Company o
Huron began business on the 9th. II
is organized under the territorial Law
and has 500, 900 paid up capital.
The new Governor of Alabama, in
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